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For months, German citizens were able to get free coronavirus testing for free, but from the beginning of this week, free testing is a thing of the past. So far, the government has spent 5.2 billion euros on them, informed the Rheinische Post daily.more

People with weaker immune systems should receive an additional shot of approved COVID-19 vaccines, an advisory group to the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. more

The number of job vacancies in the UK has hit a record high, according to the latest official figures. Vacancies hit 1.1 million between July and September, the Office for National Statistics said, the highest level since records began in 2001. more

Polish courts began to consider cases for missed vaccinations and negative tests for the presence of coronavirus - the Polish daily "Rzeczpospolita" reports.more

The UK's failure to do more to stop Covid spreading early in the pandemic was one of the worst ever public health failures, a report by MPs says. The government approach - backed by its scientists - was to try to manage the situation and in effect achieve herd immunity by infection, it said.more

Governor Greg Abbott has issued an executive order banning all entities, including private companies, from enforcing vaccinations in Texas. Mr Abbott, a Republican, has been one of the most vocal US leaders opposed to making coronavirus vaccines mandatory.more

Merck said it asked the FDA to authorize emergency use of its experimental antiviral pill to treat mild to moderate Covid-19 in adults.more

People across the UK have reported a draining illness described by many as the worst cold they have ever had as one London GP says we're seeing a rise in coughs, colds and viral infectionsmore

A Russian agent swiped the formula for the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine to use for the country’s Sputnik jab, ministers have reportedly been told.more

The epidemic situation in Italy is largely favorable, assessed yesterday the head of the Health Service Council, Professor Franco Locatelli. "We have an infection curve that is probably the lowest in Europe," added the expert who coordinates the government's advisory committee.more

The number of coronavirus infections in the Netherlands has risen sharply. In the last seven days, there were 31 percent of them. more than last week, the National Institute of Public Health (RIVM) reported.more

Within three weeks of administration in England of the third dose of the vaccine against Covid-19 - the so-called a booster dose - 2.08 million people got it - donated the NHS today. This means that more third doses are currently administered than the first and second doses combined.more

Yesterday in Rome there were violent clashes between the opponents of the sanitary pass, including many anti-vaccinees, with the police. Officers used water cannons to disperse the pressing demonstrators who threw firecrackers at them.more

A Cabinet row is brewing over plans to force travellers to film themselves taking Covid tests on their return from holiday.more

The government has set out how it intends to tackle Covid in England this winter. more

A group of protesters went to police headquarters to report the coronavirus vaccine for being ‘attempted murder’.more

Passengers who ‘unfairly’ lost out on hundreds of pounds from British Airways and Ryanair flights will not be getting a refund.more

The World Health Organization on Wednesday published a definition of long Covid for the first time, seeking to provide much-needed clarity on one of the most mysterious aspects of the coronavirus pandemic.more

The number of countries on the UK Covid travel red list will be cut from 54 to seven, the government says. South Africa, Brazil and Mexico come off the red list, which requires travellers to quarantine in an approved hotel at their cost for 10 full days.more

Pfizer said Thursday it asked the Food and Drug Administration to authorize its Covid-19 vaccine with BioNTech for kids ages 5 to 11.more

Britain recorded 40,701 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, up 12% on a week ago and marking the biggest total since Sept. 6, government data showed. The figures also showed an additional 122 people had died within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test, compared with 143 a day earlier.more

A rare blood clot which has been linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine could be explained by a person's blood group, a study suggests.more

An entire family of six from the north of Italy - five siblings and an elderly mother - ended up in hospital with Covid-19 because they followed advice not to vaccinate. It was given to her by a trusted satellite dish installer and maintainer, local press reported.more

Ministers are privately growing increasingly concerned about acute shortages in the run-up to Christmas caused by the ongoing global shipping crisis, i has been told. more

The obligation to maintain a distance of at least one and a half metres between pedestrians, a mask to cover the nose and mouth on buses and trams, a limited number of seats in theatres and cinemas, among others - these are just some of the rules that still apply in connection with the pandemic.more